Home Alone 3 (1997)

Alex Pruitt is 8 years old. He's unlucky to get the chickenpox and therefor must stay home in bed. When his mom steps out to get some papers at work Alex notices some shady type breaking in to a neighbors house. As the good kid Alex is he calls the police. However when they get there the thieves are gone. Next day it is dads turn to look after the kid and sure enough he has to step out to. Same thing, when the cops shows up the thieves are gone. Alex is trying to figure out what they are looking for and where they are gonna strike next. Since the cops didn't find any the 2 times he called nobody believes him and Alex decides to take matter into own hands and catch the thieves on his own with a camera and his toy car. Which happens to be what the thieves are after. Then of cause he has to protect his house and catch the bad guys (classic!)

Saying this is a home alone movie in line with the 2 first ones is almost a sin. It's fun and all but it is nothing compared to the others. Not the same type at story and everything.. not like they forget him at home they just don't believe him. Anyhow good things about the movie.. well even though the pranks are not all that cool the bird on the other hand is.. Alex's big brother has this talking parrot that I just love... it's funny and awesome..

"Houston we have a problem"

back to the movie.. well it's a onetime watch for sure but don't think it will end on anyone favorite christmas list on its own. You might like me just think hey lets see the whole bunch of Home alone.. but.. hm hope you know where i'm at...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

The McCallisters is back. It's been 2 years since the McCallisters forgot their youngest son Kevin at home while going on Christmas vacation. This year they plan another trip, this time to Philadelphia. once again they oversleep and have to leave home in a hurry. This time they do remember to get Kevin in the car to. When they get to the airport they have to run to the plane. On the way Kevin gets his fathers bag to get new batteries in his camera. He the follows his father to the plane. When the family lands in Philadelphia they realizes that Kevin isn't there. Kevin has a similar experience when he gets of the plane in New York. Upside is Kevin has his dads credit card, making it a lot easier to make the Big Apple his playground... Downside.. well the notorious Wet Bandits has escaped and is in New York to get some cash.

So even before the movie starts you just know that The Wet Bandits are gonna be sorry. The Movie follows then first movie great. You get the moms worry about might forgetting Kevin again. And Kevin's face when he realizes that he got himself forgotten again is just priceless. I know that some of the things is quite similar to the first movie.. but it is just in such a nice wrapping that I for one don't mind.. Its a really nice sequel that I love watching just as much as the first one :)

Home Alone (1990)

The McCallister is one BIG! family. They are all gather to prepare for a Christmas vacation to France. Kevin McCallister is only 8 years old and feels a little forgotten in the whole preparing stuff. His Mom tells him to pack his bag, a thing he's never done before, because she is busy talking on the phone. When Kevin ask around among his siblings and cousins they pick him down telling him he is worthless. At dinnertime Kevin starts a fight with his oldest brother because they have eaten Kevin's pizza, making the whole family mad at Kevin. Next morning the alarm clocks don't go off due to a power failure. They are all in such a hurry that they forget Kevin at home. Something the mom realizes on their way over the Atlantic. Kevin however is having the time of his life.. That is until 2 idiotic robbers starts roaming around and it is up to a scared little 8 year old boy to stop them.

Love this movie. Reminds me of Christmas back home.. no my parents did not make a habit of forgetting me at vacation time. I just watched it a lot over the years.. thing is I was 3 when this movie came out, Danish TV seemed to be very found of it so they send it every year since. And since it is a fun movie I have watched it often. Macaulay Culkin was very cute back then.. And the pranks always makes me smile.. Also there's morals in this movie (don't steal cause a kid will ruin your day) about Christmas being the time for family and forgiving each other, but also about being good to other people except for robbers though you can be "mean" to them ;) I do realize that most Christmas movies is about this. But that doesn't make it a bad one does it. 

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Santa's back. It's been 2 years since Scott got married to Carol. Carol is pregnant (wow like this won't screw someone up) Anyway being pregnant Carol is missing well tall people. Scott is behind on his schedule because he wants to bee as much as possible with his wife. To make Carol feel less homesick Scott brings her parents (and his ex-wife and her family) up for Christmas. However the board of legendary icons is having some trouble with Jack Frost. Jack Frost is kinda mad that he doesn't have his own holiday, therefor he is trying to steal Christmas. With the baby on the way Scott agrees on letting Frost help out. Frost uses the time to figure out how the Escape Clause works, so he can trick Scott and become Santa himself

Third times the charm right. Love the Frost character. He makes everything goes wrong. All and all another great Disney adventure on the North Pole. It is more a family drama than the others giving the baby and the secrets they keep from Carols parents, they have been told that Scott is working at a toy factory in Canada.

so go get that hot Chocolate and if you haven't seen the others then start that mini Christmas marathon watching the magic of the North pole.

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

So went home to my parents this weekend thinking I wasn't gonna need my laptop (BirthE) since my dad has a laptop I'm allowed to use... WRONG! the thing is I'm not really allowed to install programs on it making it kinda hard watching the movies. Then i got home on Monday and the will to watch anything was just not there..  This is why I'm sry to say that I'm a bit behind >.< But I'm gonna catch up today... Nothing like a day off to just watch Movies ;)

As promised I'm all over The Santa Clause 2. In the first movie we meet Scott Calvin before he became Santa Clause. Today he has embraced his job as Santa Clause, however he is now faced with another clause in the Santa agreement. After working as Santa for 10 years he has about 28 days to find a Mrs. Clause. Not the easiest job  when you live on the North pole. Also there's the thing about Charlie ending up on the naughty list.

Okay maybe I should just admit that i love the Santa Clause Movies. and who doesn't love Curtis when he begins with the big words promoting the ending of Christmas. He is just so sweet. I love that they made a sequel that doesn't have this thin story line to follow. The story is well built and it is funny. You have your laughs and your almost crying moments because it's so sweet (last part might be a girl-thing).. And as a fan of Elizabeth Mitchell there is no way around that I just goes into aaauw mode when she shows up all cold and cute in this one ;)

Find Your Cocoa (remember not to hot, extra chocolate and shaken not stirred) and enjoy Santa Clause's search for a wife :)

The Santa Clause (1994)

In the Santa Clause Scott Calvin has his son for Christmas. After setting the turkey on fire twice Scott decides it is better to find a open diner. Being Christmas and all its not the easiest thing in the world to find a place that's open. When it's bed time Scott is reading a bedtime story to his son charlie about Santa. Charlie is having doubts about Santa Clause being real since he has been told that Santa is more a feeling than an actual person. That night Scott and Charlie sees Santa Claus and ehm kills him by accident. The thing is that when Santa dies a new must become Santa. Meaning that Scott becomes Santa, very much against his will.

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The Santa Clause is a favorite of mine. Even lost count of how many times i actually watched it. Guess it's just Disney being at the top of their game. You know funny, cute and meaningfull at the same time (oh a kinder eggs)... not much else to say than I love this movie...

sry for the short review today... work came up so ran out off time.. but i promise you this tomorrow I'm gonna watch the Santa Clause 2 :)

Elf (2003)

Elf's can have 3 jobs... the most wanted one being one of Santa's workers. In Elf we meet buddy, a well human elf. You see buddy is an orphan that mistakenly ended up on the north pole. Here they chose to raise him as an elf but he ends up just being to big and also to slow at making toys he is send to the special department. One day he overhears a conversation and realizes that he is human and not an elf. Buddy then decides to take to New York to meet his father and learn about who he is. Since Buddy is raised as an elf he just doesn't know how to act around humans. 

So seeing a grown man dressed in a green jacket and yellow tights just screams nut job.. which is pretty much what everybody is thinking when meeting Buddy in New York. And Buddy not being the brightest candle in the chandelier he is kinda acting like one to. So no wonder his father doesn't wanna know off him in the beginning.

I have to say I just love when Buddy goes to the mall for the first time. He's so adorable. His character is so comical. Filling the story with these little things that are just hilarious. Seriously laughing through the entire movie. So yeah it is a comedy big time. With the whole saving dad, get the girl and promote Christmas thing going on. I like it a lot because it's so funny. The Cast is well planed which can be the make or break in movies like this. Also Zooey Deschanel (uh mini bones  in blond version) is quite sweet and wow can that girl sing... like Amazed...  Am just gonna sit all quite now and droll very discretely. ^.^

Also just to brag a bit... this thing right here you see it.. these small bricks he's throwing out on the floor... they are called Lego.. guess where they were made.. oh yeah it's a Danish invention.. so proud or something like that..

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

As promised The Nightmare Before Christmas. Its after Halloween And the king of Halloweentown, Jack Skellington is feeling bored. He seems to have lost the Halloween spirit. After wandering for a while he finds 6 trees in a circle each with a door shaped like something representing the specific holiday. Jack opens the door for Christmas and is sucked in. Seeing the joy of this holiday Jack is filled with the excitement  he is missing in Halloweentown. When he gets back he tries to share this joy with the other citizens but they don't quite grabs the concept. Still Jack gets them to help him plan for Christmas.

So I'm told that I should be ashamed of myself for never seeing this one before. Might just be me that has been seeing other stuff. Anyway I am a Tim Burton fan so no surprise there that i liked the movie. Love the gloomy universes of his. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a mix between Halloween and Christmas and could maybe be watched at Halloween too. I myself would prefer it at Christmas. 

the movie is filled with screams and joy and songs.. some of them really evil songs... love the Evil songs muhahaha... ehm sry bout that. The song that i love the most however is "What's This", where Jack is just like a kid feeling the Christmas spirit for the first time. I love it so much I'm gonna share it.. A least YouTube isn't Cruel about this movie ;)

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

In need of a cartoon I rounded up Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas... Being a Disney I'm pretty sure it's gonna be good.. Disney do after all have a way of making instant classics... (just add water)

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas is divided in 3 small stories; Donald Duck´: Stuck on Christmas, A very Goofy Christmas and Mickey & Minnie's Gift of the Magi

In Donald Duck: Stuck at Christmas Huey, Dewey and Louie (boy that's different from Rip, Rap and Rup) is being rude and selfless. At the night of the 25th december they wish that they could have Christmas everyday. But is it still magic and fun if it's Christmas everyday?

A very Goofy Christmas tells the tale of beliefs. Knowing Goofy of Cause he believe in Santa Claus. Max however has a bit of doubt. Goofy is doing everything to keep the magic alive in his very own goofy way. Something is wrong in the Goofy house if everything goes right.

Mickey & Minnie's Gift of the Magi is about doing good for others.. even when you don't have a lot. Mickey and Minnie don't have a lot but instead of just thinking about themselves they help out wherever they can. 

so like I predicted it's an instant classic. it's very entertaining and it actually got the Christmas spirit to rise within me, like a lot,. But then again it's also close to match to the childhood memory of the annual Christmas show provided by Disney that i have seen on the 24th since well since i can remember. I Love this one for they way it shows the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas will always be about Family, Beliefs and giving to others.  :) 

That's it for today come back tomorrow.. it's gonna bee The Nightmare before Christmas ;)

All I Want For Christmas (1991)

So did you know that if you do a Keyword search on Christmas in IMDb you get (wait for it) 3198 Titles (in fairness only 1096 of these are full movies) to choose from? Well since I didn't really make a watch list for this advent calender (in retrospect that could have been a great idea) I'm doing this cool thing called browsing. Doing this browsing time I learned that apparently there is something about Christmas in The Godfather (1972). Now I haven't seen The Godfather (yikes) so I don't know if it is true... i have heard about the horses head but never did i Imagine that there was alittle Holiday spirit to be found... Anyway Godfathers aside I fell on this movie All I Want For Christmas from 1991 it sounded good and a bit more in the spirit than The Godfathers ;)

All I Want For Christmas is about these 2 kids, Hallie and Ethan. Their parents split up and this is the first Christmas after the split. Now little Hallie wishes for the parents to get back together. So she starts of a plan well helped by her big brother. Not that he wants to. Anyway the scheme is on... but what is a great plan without complications. Besides things going wrong and Ethan being in love there's the thing with Tony, the moms date interest. 

okay so I'm a sucker for these sweet and funny flicks. The jokes is great, the kids are just so cute and their pranks hilarious. To tell the truth it took me about 5 minutes to realize I've seen this one before but it's so great I just let it play.. typing this in the meantime and looking at recipes (oh yeah I'm good at multitasking) still there was a lot of jokes I forgot or just didn't get the last time i saw it. So yeah this one is definitely on my favorite Christmas list ;) 

19 days til the Duck is served (guess that's 20 for some of you) :)

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)

If  you're a follower you will know that yesterday I watched Christmas Vacation. If you want a recap you can get it here! Well I figured that i just as well could keep up the fun with the second one.

So we kinda gone a bit away from the Griswold family. Instead we follow their Cousin Eddie, a somewhat loser that can be outsmart by a monkey. Just before Christmas Eddie loses his job. He comes back to beg for his job when a monkey bites him. To get out of a lawsuit they pay off Eddie with a payed Christmas vacation on in the South Pacific.. Given that Eddie is well an idiot off cause everything goes wrong, They go sailing and end up stranded on an island. Since Christmas is right around the corner its up to Eddie and the family to make a proper Christmas.

So apparently I just live in a wrong country.. at least when it comes to YouTube.. stupid thing won't let me watch the trailer >.<

anyway... So being a Dane I'm used to that cold thing called snow being a part of Christmas.. know that's not the standard all around but it's just a i don't know what Christmas is to me.. kinda like Christmas smells like Cinnamon. So watching a Christmas movie without the snow was well a bit weird. However.. what the movies missing in snow it makes up for in fun. Kinda wished I watched this one yesterday cause it is so much more fun. Mostly cause they are just so unlucky and yet they feel lucky.

So because YouTube is CRUEL! I been nice and found this picture for you

Merry Christmas from the Tuttle family :)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

So after a long long LONG day at work I just needed a good laugh. National Lampoon usually does the job so of cause I went for Christmas Vacation.

It's time for Christmas vacation at the Griswold family. Due to previous vacation going well not as planed (for reference we're talking about Vacation (1983) and European Vacation (1985)) the Griswold decides to have a Christmas at Home. What could possibly go wrong... well just EVERYTHING!

So guess what National Lampoon lived up to the expectations... Barely had the movie begun and I was laughing... hard. Just what I needed. Sorry apparently I ain't all that creative when i'm tired. Anyway this is a great movie.. it's funny and full of Christmas joy. And yes I'm gonna watch this one again.. Probably not this year given the Advent Calender but next year oh yeah it's on.

Tune back in again tomorrow.. until then keep the Christmas spirit up :)

Magic Gift of the Snowman (1995)

Hello and Welcome to December the 2nd. Started the day off with putting my alarm on snooze for well to long so i have to make it a short movie today so that i can actually see it before going to work.. After snooping around and figure out that my favorite stream-host is down for maintenance I found Magic Gift of the Snowman. a short cartoon lasting a little short of an hour.

Magic Gift of the Snowman tells the story of a family of four where the youngest, a girl, is really really sick and for her to pull though she is to survive to after Christmas. Given that she is so sick that of cause takes a miracle (well isn't that what they are all about?) The girls Big brother wants to help her sister and doing the night he makes a snowman and promise her sister to tell her the story about the snowman if she eats her food. After she has finished he tells the story of a magical land... And then someone stole the princess' smile. That's a bad thing just so you know.

Well the movie is kinda sweet, cliche but sweet. The beginning is a bit stiff.. It is trying to hard to show the perfect family with this big tough problem, which makes it a bit fake (me and perfect family just don't mix)
Anyway it warms up and when the cool cool snowman gets in  the picture it's just a great cartoon. And yes there are hidden messages.. Like Magic starts with a little imagination.... I'll let you find the rest

But can say that this is a cartoon I'll be willing to watch again.. like maybe next year ;)

And remember the only rule is to smile :)

One Magic Christmas (1985)

I LOVE Christmas. Unfortunately for me i work nights a couple of times every week so following the daily episode of whatever advent calender is on TV is kinda hard. So i present you with my own advent calender. For 24 days am i gonna review a movie with Christmas as a theme (preferably the main one) so that the Christmas feeling can find its way to me to ;)

So today is the 1st December, and my choose to go back in time to One Magic Christmas. Must say I'd never really heard anything about this movie so I figured this would be as good a place as any to start on.

So first thing i noticed is that this is a Disney production. Cool huh. Anyway around Christmas all the Christmas Angels gets there assignments by Nicholas. One Angel, Gideon, is sent to a shopping mall to find and help Ginny Grainger to find the Christmas Spirit. You see Ginny is not really big on Christmas and therefor stands as a big challenge for Gideon. Gideon then allies with Ginny's daughter on trying to make her believe in Christmas and Santa Claus again.

Sadly the only trailer for this movie on YouTube was someone making a horror trailer for it.. So instead i found this one with bits and pieces from the movie.. a bit of a spoiler alert though since it is whole scenes from it and not just a bit of quotes.

So what did i think of this movie... Well uhm I don't really know. It's not a bad movie not at all. but really slow and the story is very small. Might just be me being to used to major stories great effects and other stuff that movies holds today. Anyway i got a little bored along the way and honestly I didn't get the biggest Christmas feel of it. However (don't you just love how bad I am at making a decision) I myself is not in the biggest Christmas mood yet and guess this could have an impact on the movie.

My final conclusion is as follows if you have nothing else to watch this is a fine movie to put on. If you like older movies then sure go ahead. But my feel is don't go out choosing this one over others. The story about a parent who don't believe in Christmas anymore and has to be turned back to the spirit isn't like the most original and there are other movies that makes a better job at telling it.

so with this said happy December the 1. and welcome to my advent calender ;)